Employers seeking to avoid liability often stick to dates of employment and position held when responding to reference requests. But there is a new trend in legislation offering protection to ...

Reference letters come in many different shapes and forms, so don’t think that one size fits all. I’ve written in the past about how to request reference letters in different situations, be it from ...

In New Jersey, like most states, there is no affirmative duty to respond to a request by a prospective employer for a reference. Awareness of potential liability has long led most attorneys to counsel ...